Olivia Elizabeth Miller, 23, was sentenced to a year in prison with credit for 246 days served.
A Sparta Township mother will spend months in jail over the bathtub drowning death of her 8-month-old son last fall.
As previously reported, Olivia Elizabeth Miller had pleaded no contest to a charge of involuntary manslaughter. A plea agreement called for a sentence of no more than one year, court officials said.
Miller Told Investigators She Left Her Son Alone in the Bathtub for Just 5 Minutes
Court records show that Miller called 911 on Nov. 22, 2023, saying her son, Asher Johnson, had drowned at the family’s home in Sparta Township. The child was taken to the hospital, where he was pronounced dead. An autopsy determined that he drowned, according to an affidavit.
Miller was the only person with Asher at the time. Her stories varied, according to a probable cause affidavit, but she told detectives that she had put the child in the bathtub with a few inches of water in it, then left the room to switch laundry with the water still running.
